Compliance Specialist

Description

Hi, We’re AppFolio

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company – we’re pioneers in cloud and AI who deliver magical experiences that make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing how people do business in the real estate industry, and we want your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion to help us keep innovating.

We are seeking an exceptional Compliance Specialist to join our dynamic Compliance team. In this role, you will support AppFolio’s Compliance & Ethics program with an emphasis on Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), while also contributing to broader compliance initiatives across our diverse product and service offerings. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to help meet regulatory obligations, develop and implement key policies, and foster a strong culture of compliance throughout the organization.

Your Impact

• Play a key role in Compliance & Ethics (C&E) initiatives, with a primary focus on supporting the TPRM program.
• Help maintain vendor compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of TPRM-related policies, processes, and controls.
• Maintain a centralized repository of third-party risk information and documentation.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and amending company-wide and team-specific policies and procedures.
• Develop and deliver company-wide and risk-based targeted training sessions on compliance topics.
• Conduct audits and assessments to evaluate adherence to regulatory requirements and corporate policies.
• Compile reports and documentation for internal and external stakeholders for record-keeping.
• Collaborate with business units to understand AppFolio’s products and services and associated compliance obligations within the TPRM framework.
• Communicate complex compliance concepts in a clear and actionable manner to internal teams.
• Identify opportunities for program improvements and assist in the implementation of compliance initiatives.
• Experience with stakeholder buy-in, influence, and being a change agent.
• Building and scaling a program.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing changes; adjusting effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Great Decision-Making: Determines the best decision through the comprehensive analysis of facts, choices, and probabilities. Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure. Decisions are made based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment
• Communication: Communicate clearly in a focused and succinct manner with a message that is appropriately tailored for the specific audience.
• Action Oriented: Bias for action, operates with urgency, driven to “do” great work. Seizes more opportunities than others
• Persistence: Tries many different approaches to overcome challenges. A healthy competitive spirit with the drive to win as a team
• Proactive: An individual who is comfortable acting without being told what to do, and who brings new ideas to the table with a plan for how to implement.
• Detail Oriented: An individual who isn’t easily distracted and does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
  
  
  

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of legal and/or compliance or TPRM-related background experience
• Experience with drafting complex legal documents, policies and/or corporate communications; excellent writing skills.
• Proven success or enthusiasm to operate in ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated capacity for critical thinking, research, and analysis.
• Experience driving stakeholder alignment and promoting a culture of security.
  
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with third-party risk management frameworks, tools, and best practices.
• Experience successfully managing and delivering large-scale programs/projects
• Experience with TPRM technology solutions and tools.
  
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $77,600 - $97,000 base pay. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.

Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.

About AppFolio

AppFolio is the technology leader powering the future of the real estate industry. Our innovative platform and trusted partnership enable our customers to connect communities, increase operational efficiency, and grow their business. For more information about AppFolio, visit appfolio.com.

Why AppFolio

Grow | We enable a culture of high performance, where delivering results is recognized by opportunities for growth and compelling total rewards. Our challenging and meaningful work drive the growth of our business, and ourselves.

Learn | We partner with you to realize your potential by investing in you from the start. We're cultivating a team of big thinkers through coaching and mentorship with our best-in-class leaders, and giving you the time and tools to develop your skills.

Impact | We are creating a world where living in, investing in, managing, and supporting communities feels magical and effortless, freeing people to thrive. We do this by innovating with purpose while cultivating a culture of impact. We learn as much from each other as we do our customers and our communities.

Connect | We excel at hybrid work by fostering an environment that feels flexible, personal and connected, no matter where we are. We create space to fuel innovation and collaboration, and we come together to celebrate, connect, and succeed.

Paddle as One.

Learn more at appfolio.com/company/careers

Statement of Equal Opportunity

At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That’s why we’re a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you’re always welcome at AppFolio.